ML20236E198
| ML20236E198 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1987 |
| From: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| IEB-79-20, WM-87-0276, WM-87-276, NUDOCS 8710290111 | |
| Download: ML20236E198 (3) | |
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W4JLF CREEK l "lL NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION Bart D. Withers President and October 23, 1987 WM 87-0276 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:
Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555
Reference:
Letter dated 9/23/87 from J. E. Gagliardo NRC, to B. D. Withers, WCNOC
Subject:
Docket No. 50-482:
Response to Violations 482/8717-01 and 482/8717-02 Gentlemen:
Attached is a response to violations 482/8717-01 and 482/8717-02 which were documented in the Reference.
Violation 482/8717-01 concerns a failure of the site HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor to receive the periodic retraining addressed in Inspection and Enforcement Bulletin - No.
79-20.
Violation 482/8717-02 concerns a failure of the training records for the ALARA Coordinator and HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor to include all completed
- training, If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me or Mr.
O. L. Maynard of my staff.
Very truly yours, Bart D. Withers President and Chiet Executive Officer BDW/jad Attachment oc:
P. W. O'Connor (2) j R. D. Martin J. E. Cummins l
l S710290113 971993 PDR ADOCK 05000402 O
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P.O. Box 411/ Burhngton, KS 66839 / Phone: (316) 364-8831 l
An Equal opportunity Employer M F:HGVET
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i October-23, 1987 Violation (482/8717-01):
HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor Retraining Finding:
Inspection and Enforcement Bulletin No.
79-20 requires that licensees who generate low-level waste for burial provide training and periodic retraining in the DOT and NRC regulatory requirements, the waste burial license i
requirements, and licensee instructions and operating procedures for all personnel involved in the transfer, packaging,. and transport of radioactive i
material.
Contrary to.the above, the NRC inspectors determined on August 21,
- 1987, j
that 'the. site HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor had not received the periodic retraining addressed in Inspection and Enforcement Bulletin No.
79-20 since March 1984.
Reason For Violation:
The site HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor position was filled by a new individual in Ma'y,
1987.
A retraining course covering 10 CFR 61' Waste Classification, DOT Requirements, 10 CFR 71 Requirements, and Disposal Site Requirements was being pursued with an August 1987 target date.
Due to HP personnel failure to schedule the required retraining in a ~ timely manner, the August date could not be met.
While investigating this violation, it was discovered that other station y
personnel who are involved in radioactive waste activities were not being trained as specified in Inspection and Enforcement Bulletin 79-20.
This requirement was identified during initial review of the Bulletin, but was subsequently overlooked by station personnel.
Corrective Steps Which Have Been Taken and Results Achieved:
Health Physics personnel have rescheduled the training specified in Inspection and En forcement Bulletin 79-20.
The HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor is scheduled to attend the required training in November, 1987.
Corrective Ste,ps Which Will Be jTaken To Avoid Further Violations:
In addition to the HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor, several other station personnel, such as health physics, operations, and quality control will attend the training to ensure personnel who are involved in radioactive waste activities have received the training required by Inspection and Enforcement Bulletin No.
79-20.
In the future, training which meets the requirements of the Bulletin will be tracked and given by the Training organization to ensure personnel involved in radioactive waste activities complete the required training.
A review of other required HP training has been performed to ensure all training is current.
Date When Full Comgliance Will Be Achieved:
Full compliance with the training requirement of Inspection and Enforcement
. Bulletin No. 79-20 will be completed by November 30, 1987.
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october' 23,11987 Violation'(482/8717-02);
Training Records Finding:
Technical Specification 6.10.2 states, in part, that records of training and quali fication ' for ' current members of the unit staff shall be retrained for the duration'of the unit operating license.
I Contrary of the above, the'NRC inspectors determined on August
- 21. -
_1987,-
i that the training records for the ALARA Coordinator and HP Radioactive Waste Supervisoridid not include all completed training.
Reason For Violation:
The training records for the ALARA Coordinator and HP. Radioactive : Waste Supervisor.did not-includa all the completed training due to failure-of the assigned health physics individual to update the training. records.
Ccerective Ste,ps Which' Have Been Taken and Resulte Achieved:
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The training ~ records for the ALARA Coordinator and HP Radioactive Waste Supervisor have been completed and were sent ~to training records.
Corrective Steys which Will Be _Taken To Avoid Further Violations:
An individual.has been permanently assigned to the HP Training Supervisor to ensure that training records are updated and vaulted in a-timely manner.
Date When Full Comgliance Will__Be Achieved:
Full compliance has been achieved.
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